Exploring the Productivity Puzzle: The Relationship between Exploring the Productivity Puzzle: The Relationship between Technology Investment and Organisational Productivity in UK Technology Investment and Organisational Productivity in UK SMEs SMEs Recommended Citation Recommended Citation

Kutar, Maria; Griffiths, Marie; Syme, Tony; Krishnan-Harihara, Subrahmaniam; Bahl, Aadya; Ojutiku, Toluwanimi

Abstract

The UK has suffered declining growth in productivity over many decades and there have been several
attempts to study the reason for this declining growth in UK productivity. Various potential reasons
including the transition to lower productivity sectors and the lack of sufficient high-skilled workers
have been suggested to explain the productivity puzzle. One factor affecting productivity is firm
investment in technology, an area where the evidence remains decidedly mixed. This paper presents the
background to an ongoing project investigating the link between technology adoption, decision making
and in-firm productivity. The project proposes to pair organisations with high productivity with
organisations with low productivity and seeks to find out whether mentoring between senior
managements teams from the high productivity category can yield a positive outcome for organisations
with low productivity.

Citation

Kutar, M., Griffiths, M., Syme, T., Krishnan-Harihara, S., Bahl, A., & Ojutiku, T. (2024, April). Exploring the Productivity Puzzle: The Relationship between Exploring the Productivity Puzzle: The Relationship between Technology Investment and Organisational Productivity in UK Technology Investment and Organisational Productivity in UK SMEs SMEs Recommended Citation Recommended Citation. Paper presented at UKAIS 2024, University of Kent

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: UKAIS 2024
• Conference Location: University of Kent
• Start Date: Apr 25, 2024
• End Date: Apr 26, 2024
• Deposit Date: Aug 23, 2024
• Publisher URL: https://aisel.aisnet.org/ukais2024/10/